What does Socrates mean when he says that “an unexamined life is no life for a human being to live?”. As I read Plato’s Apology‚ Euthyphro and The Allegory of the Cave‚ I could sense two things about unexamined life. First‚ unexamined life means someone who lives in self-reflection such as sin‚ guilty‚ and self-examination. According to Socrates‚ for living life‚ the most important one is that should be analyzed and explore the mind itself. One of an important thing‚ self-reflection of our inner
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The two poems Apology to My Father by David Hutchison‚ and On the Birth of a Son by David Campbell‚ are very different at first glance. On closer examination of the similarities and differences of: audience‚ language‚ themes‚ messages‚ structure and readers role‚ connections can be made. Readers are rewarded by carefully reading these poems. A man thinking about one specific event in his life and the regret he has always felt about that night‚ is the poem Apology to My Father. Back when the male
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decisions of judges are not influenced by pressure from other branches of government‚ and there is no form of partisanship present. It can be argued that judicial independence and neutrality is not entirely upheld in practice‚ however‚ due to the fusion of government branches that are inevitable in a parliamentary government. On the other hand it could also be strongly argued that both independence and neutrality are strongly upheld within the judiciary. It can be argued that judges are independent
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Pickett’s apology appeared to have the intended effect on Mirella‚ even through his concurrent attempt to turn her mind to the gruesome dangers that awaited the unfortunate or unwary. After he’d finished‚ he retained a relaxed demeanour‚ fingers lightly wrapped around the mug of spiced tea and eyes fixed on her. As naive and innocent as Vitrella had claimed her to niece to be‚ Jeremiah had begin to question that a little. Mirella appeared intelligent and unafraid to speak her mind. Troublesome qualities
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Judges and the Judiciary Identify and explain the 5 key roles of Judges Explain the Rule of Law Assess the extent to which judges are independent and neutral. The role of Judges: They do not just interpret and apply the law. They do wider activities that branch into other parts of government. Preside over court proceedings: ensure a fair trial act like a referee/umpire makes sure the rules of the court are followed by both sides act as a source of knowledge - giving advice to juries
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Federal judges are appointed by the President of the United States. The federal judges are placed into a list that is maintained by the American Bar Association (ABA). The ABA maintains the list of federal judge hopefuls‚ who are ranked from well-qualified to not qualified. Most of the list comes from individual state court judges. When there is an opening for a federal judge position‚ the President nominates a candidate for the position. The Senate Judiciary Committee then evaluates the candidate
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The process for selecting a U.S. Supreme Court judge and justices is done by nomination by the president. This appointment is one of the most important decisions in a Presidents legacy that has an impact on generations since U.S. Supreme Court judges and justices serve for life. In Article II‚ Section 2‚ of the Constitution states the President will nominate‚ then the Senate will receive the Presidents nomination and decide whether to consent to the nomination‚ or approve or deny by a simple majority
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Socrates made his defenses against accuses in the dialogue of Apology. In his own way‚ he organizes his statements together in the first two sentences of the dialogue. He expresses his opinions through the sentences; He shows his attitudes towards to the jury men; He also introduced that he would state how the accusers affected the jury men in a negative way. Socrates introduced his first topic by his first sentence‚ “I do not know‚” . Socrates was the wisest man in ancient Greece at that time
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I go into Judge Lippitt’s courtroom knowing that it is going to be the same trial I was observing my first day but that I had missed a trial day. I still knew the big picture of the case so it was interesting to see it continue. The trial started off with expert witnesses the first one was called by the defense counsel. The expert witness was a doctor the defense counsel first asked him questions to establish the credibility of the witness. The defense counsel then asked his witness if he looked
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Plato’s Apology Dublin Institute of Technology Students’ name: Lilian Muraro (D14125029) Access Foundation Programme An essay submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the module of Introduction to Humanities Lecturer: Will Peters 15 December 2014 Account of the Trial of Socrates as outlined in Plato’s Apology This essay is analysis of the accusations against Socrates during his trial‚ based mainly on Plato’s interpretation of it in his work The Apology (Jowett
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